Dearly Departed Friend
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Intro:
C F G G
C F G G
verse 1:
C F G G
The service went the way it should have gone no one talked to loud or cried too long except your momma's new
C F G G
boyfriend. He went on and on and on about the country and the hero you'd become.
C F G G
Well Just about then a truck backfired and all the boys they flinched their heads. Yea it choked me
C F G G
up I guess. Been home a month now and I still can't get no rest.
[Refrão]
C F G G
Standing by the grave of a dearly departed friend.
C F G G
Nothing much to say except sorry it turned out like it did
F G C F
Twenty-one guns for twenty-one years and American flags in the wind.
F G C
Standing by the grave of a dearly departed friend
Harmonica Break:
C F G G
C F G G
verse 2: (you will have to figure out the timing on that third line, he crams a lot of words in)
C F G G
Barbecue grills and lawnmowers kids on four-wheelers ice cream trucks Yea they buried you on a
C F G G
Saturday, Georgia lost to Tennessee you would have liked that I know
C F G G
Afterwards we went to OCharleys and your mommas boyfriend got drunk saying it should of been me well I wish it
C F G G
was, him I mean so I went home and got drunk and watched the TV
[Refrão]
C F G G
Standing by the grave of a dearly departed friend.
C F G G
Nothing much to say except sorry it turned out like it did
F G C F
Twenty-one guns for twenty-one years and American flags in the wind.
F G C
Standing by the grave of a dearly departed friend
How to play Dearly Departed Friend
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.